# Accident 20011120037719A: Cessna 175A, Fairhope, AL, November 20, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 20, 2001, 08:00 local time - Place: Fairhope, AL - Airport: Klumpp Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.4617° N, 87.9000° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4617&lon=-87.9000&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7095E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7095E-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A - Reported engine: CONT GO300C - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 464 total, 127 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA035) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011120037719A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.4) THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED FAIRHOPE WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA. THE WINDS WERE CALM DURING DEPARTURE AND HE TOOK OFF TO THE SOUTH. AFTER FLYING ABOUT 5 MILES TOWARD THE DESTINATION, THE WEATHER BECAME BAD AND HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. HE APPROACHED TO LAND TO THE SOUTH AND DURING APPROACH WIND GUST FROM THE NORTH INCREASED HIS TOUCHDOWN SPEED. THE RUNWAY WAS ALSO WET DO TO RECENT RAIN SHOWERS AND HE HAD POOR BRAKING ACTION. ABOUT MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY HE REALIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT STOPPING AND HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY TO ABORT THE LANDING. HE SAW CARS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE REACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND FULL ENGINE POWER, IN AN ATTEMPT TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND SLID SIDEWAYS. THE AIRPLANE SLID INTO A DITCH AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP WITH THE RIGHT WING HANGING OVER THE HIGHWAY. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 20, 2001, ABOUT 0915 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 175A, N7095E, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEA R AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING WHILE STOPPING THE AIRPLANE AFTER A RUN ON LANDING AT KLUMPP FIELD, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FAIRHOPE, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 0900. THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED FAIRHOPE WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA. THE WINDS WERE CALM DURING DEPARTURE AND HE TOOK OFF TO THE SOUTH. AFTER FLYING ABOUT 10 MILES TOWARD THE DESTINATION, THE WEATHER BECAME BAD AND HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. HE DID NOT CHECK THE WINDSOCK FOR CURRENT WINDS WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. HE LANDED TO THE SOUTH AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN REALIZED THE WINDS WERE NOW FROM THE NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE RUNWAY WAS ALSO WET DUE TO RECENT RAIN SHOWERS. ABOUT MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY HE REALIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT STOPPING AND HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY TO ABORT THE LANDING. HE SAW CARS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE REACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND FULL ENGINE POWER, IN AN ATTEMPT TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND SLID SIDEWAYS. THE AIRPLANE SLID INTO A DITCH AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP WITH THE RIGHT WING HANGING OVER THE HIGHWAY. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA02LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA035), Nov 20, 2001: Cessna 175A (N7095E), Fairhope, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to check wind conditions prior to landing resulting in a landing with a tailwind, on a wet runway, and damage to the airplane during a ground loop in an attempt to stop the… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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